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Offline Wadep4186

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Making Wax Foundation
« on: May 02, 2014, 11:10:05 pm »


Just thought I share this picture with you guys



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Re: Making Wax Foundation
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2014, 11:20:39 pm »
I'm jealous!

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Re: Making Wax Foundation
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2014, 08:33:52 am »
Nice Wade, Where did you come up with the press?
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Re: Making Wax Foundation
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2014, 09:26:12 am »
That is neat!
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Re: Making Wax Foundation
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2014, 09:36:51 pm »
Nice!! Just need a motor and speed control on it, then turn it 90 degrees and let hot melted wax pour into where the two rollers mesh.

What are the rollers made out of?
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Re: Making Wax Foundation
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2014, 09:47:14 pm »
very cool!!!  thanks for the pix wade!
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Re: Making Wax Foundation
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2014, 09:15:18 pm »
The press has plastic rollers. And I  got the mill from the fat bee man. I made 145 sheets in 3 hirs 
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Re: Making Wax Foundation
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2014, 09:20:50 pm »
Oooh Maaan I'll bet that smells soooo gooood!
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Re: Making Wax Foundation
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2014, 09:53:44 pm »
Yeap
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Re: Making Wax Foundation
« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2014, 12:19:35 am »
So what was the process of making the sheets to roll or did it form it from liquid wax.
I looked up the Fat Bee Man's video
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